PARK RIVER — Langdon Area/Munich justified its spot at the top of the Division A football rankings on Friday.

The No. 1 Cardinals squared off with the only other undefeated team in the division, No. 4 Park River Area. In a battle for first place in Region 2, LA/M (8-0, 6-0) gave Park River (7-1, 5-1) its first loss of the season, 42-22.

Coming into the night, neither team had allowed more than 14 points in game. That streak was broken for both teams by halftime.

“We knew going in there was gonna be some highs and lows,” Cardinals head coach Josh Krivarchka said. “We had to kind of ride the waves.”

LA/M came out rolling, and it had the early makings of a rout. The Cardinals drove the ball 77 yards on their opening possession. Quarterback Jax Johnson made seven carries for 28 yards, incl

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